表达偏好 Expressing Preferences
我们每天都会就不同的人或事表达我们的偏好,因为每个人都是一个个体,没有哪两个人是一模一样的。
常用句型 Useful Sentences
1.I find driving by car to work much more convenient than taking the bus.我发现开车上班比乘坐公交车更方便。
2.I much prefer eating out than using the staff canteen.我更愿意到餐馆而不是员工食堂去吃饭。
3.When I visit clients I prefer to take a taxi than the subway.我喜欢坐出租车而不是地铁去拜访客户。
4.I like to walk to work as opposed to taking the bus, except during badweather.我喜欢走着而不是坐公交车去上班,除非天气不好。
5.Tea is my preferred choice of drink.我偏爱喝茶。
6.Do you have any preference for the kind of restaurant we'll choose toentertain our clients tomorrow?我们明天要找家餐馆来招待客户,你比较倾向于什么样的餐馆?
7.Which do you prefer, the IPhone or the OPhone?IPhone和OPhone你更倾向于哪一种?
8.I think that hot calls are easier than cold calls.我认为给受托客户打电话要比给陌生客户打电话容易。
9.As far as I am concerned it's better to live near your place of work than inthe suburbs.我认为住在离工作地点近的地方要比住在郊区好多了。
10.Do you prefer your new boss or the old one?你更喜欢你的新领导还是老领导?
经典范文 Model
Subject:Restaurant for our clients tomorrow Dear Jim,
Do you have any preference for the kind of restaurant we'll choose to entertain our clients tomorrow?If it was left to me I'd try the new Korean place that's just opened up round the corner but I know you prefer Japanese food to Korean anyway. I am not sure what our clients would prefer so could you call them and ask them?
Thanks,
Bob
主题:明天招待客户的餐馆
亲爱的吉姆:
我们明天要找家餐馆来招待客户,你对什么样的餐馆比较感兴趣?如果由我决定的话,我希望去街角儿那家新开的韩国餐馆,但我知道你更喜欢吃日本菜而不是韩国菜。我不能确定我们的客户喜欢哪种口味,你能给他们打个电话问一下吗?
谢谢!
鲍勃